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REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Date:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
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Meeting:
JUNE 16, 2008
Report #: OPD-007 -08 File #:
By-Law #:
Subject:
2008 WINTER BUDGET REPORT
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPD-007-08 be received for information;
Submitted by:
Reviewed by:
ranklin Wu,
~ Chief Administrative Officer
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B.A., .D.M.R, RRF.A.
Director of Operations
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REPORT NO. OPD-007-08
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
As of May 23, 2008 the Operations Department from January 151 to May 23rd
incurred 8,431 hours of total overtime including 1,721.5 hours for Sunday
maintenance.
During this four month period the Operations Department provided 64 responses,
which included 19 full call outs.
Please note in the following table the total number of our responses for the 2008
winter season compared to the previous two years:
YEAR JAN FED MAR APR TOTAL
2006 19 18 9 0 46
2007 17 27 13 2 59
2008 19 27 18 0 64
Spring clean up of winter sand has been ongoing since April 1 51 and was
completed by June 13th.
BUDGET:
For 2008 Council approved a winter maintenance budget of $1 ,400,540.00;
$192,000 for sidewalks and parking lots and a Senior Snow Clearing contract of
$85,000.
Winter Maintenance:
As of May 23, 2008, the following table illustrates the expenditures incurred.
Winter Control 2008 Budget 2008 Actual Variance
Plowing $ 274,630.00 $ 324,855.62 ($ 50,225.62)
Sanding/Salting $ 887,185.00 $1,003,769.35 ($116,584.35)
Winter Maintenance $ 238,725.00 $ 237,713.03 $ 1,011.97
Other
Total $1,400,540.00 $1,566,338.00 ($165,798.00)
The 2008 winter maintenance budget from January 151 to May 23rd actual
expenditure of $1 ,566,388.00 includes an estimated sand/salt end of season
inventory value of $71 ,622.95.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOW MANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
REPORT NO. OPO-007-08
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Sidewalk Snow Clearing Contract:
The total budget for this program in 2008 is $192,000.00 with an actual
expenditure of $105,397.00 as of May 23rd.
Senior Citizens and Physically Disabled Sidewalk Program
The total budget for this program for 2008 is $85,000.00 with an actual
expenditure of $59,408.90 as of May 23rd.
Below is a table of call-out statistics for this program from 2001 to April 2008:
Call-Out Statistics
January February March April November December Total
2002 10 10 7 0 2 11 40
2003 23 14 11 4 1 6 59
2004 23 23 8 0 2 13 69
2005 20 7 9 2 5 10 53
2006 7 9 2 0 0 3 21
2007 12 12 6 1 2 12 45
*2008 11 10 9 0
. A total of 30 callouts for winter sidewalk maintenance to date in 2008.
FUEL COSTS:
As Council is aware, the increased cost of fuel will certainly impact our
Operations budget. Since 2004 our fuel costs have increased by 42.75%.
Clarington is paying at least twenty cents per litre more for gas and thirty cents
per litre more for diesel based on the price of fuel paid since January 1 st. If these
prices continue, we are projecting an increase of approximately $120,000 based
on our annual average fleet consumption.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
REPORT NO. OPO-OOl-OB
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SALT MANAGEMENT:
Environment Canada published on April 3, 2004 the Code of Practice for the
Environmental Management of Road Salts. Although the implementation of the
code is voluntary, it is in the best interest of the Municipalities and other road
authorities to comply with the code requirement to better manage their use of
road salts. Environment Canada after five years will review and indicate if more
rigorous actions are required.
Clarington has participated in this program and has provided annual reports
since 2005.
CONCLUSION:
Staff will continue to provide storm updates to you throughout the fall and winter
and will report to Council in early 2009 on the costs of the 200B winter
maintenance program.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVlllE, ONTARIO l1C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433